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Idaho House approves journal, refers bills and sets committee meetings; adjourns
Summary
The House adopted its journal, had the Judiciary Rules and Administration Committee report bills printed for second reading and referred several bills to committees, announced schedules for multiple committee meetings, and approved a motion to adjourn until later this week (the transcript records an inconsistency about the reconvening date).
The Idaho House of Representatives met Jan. 21 for routine business, approved its journal from the ninth legislative day and processed committee reports and bill referrals before adjourning.
A committee representative reported that the Judiciary Rules and Administration Committee had read and recommended adoption of the House Journal for the ninth legislative day and that the committee had printed and placed on the second-reading calendar a set of memorials, resolutions and bills, including House Joint Memorial 9, House Resolution 19, House Concurrent Resolution 22 and House Bills 499 and 500–506. "Moved by Skogg," the committee report was announced and seconded; the House voiced approval.
The committee listed House Bill 507 (militia and military affairs; multiple statutory revisions and an emergency clause), House Bill 508 (highways and bridges; statutory revisions and an emergency clause), House Bill 509 (changes to Idaho Transportation Department inspection timing) and House Bill 510 (government transparency and employee-communications provisions) and noted those bills were referred for printing and to the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee for further consideration as appropriate.
Clerks read schedules of committee meetings for the coming days, including Business (Room EW41), Judiciary Rules and Administration (Room EW42), Resources and Conservation (Room EW40), Education, Revenue and Taxation and State Affairs with listed dates and times.
A lawmaker moved that the House "do now adjourn to the hour of 11AM, Thursday, 01/22/2026." The chair declared the motion nondebatable, members were polled, and the chair announced "the motion passes" and that the House adjourned; the transcript later records an inconsistency by stating the House adjourned "till the hour of 11AM, Wednesday, 01/21/2026." The record does not include a roll-call tally with named votes for these motions.
The session also included brief personal-privilege remarks, member introductions in the gallery, and an announcement about a legislative reception hosted by the Idaho Association of Building Officials at the Grand Ballroom, The Grove, from 4:15 to 5:45 p.m.
